Re: Machines and people

[Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@sbcglobal.net>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
>
> > Mike McCarty wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Kent West wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Computer manufacturers have gotten together and agreed on a standard 
> > > > (or
> > > > standards), for example, ASCII.
> > > >
> > > > This standard specifies that 8 bits arranged in a certain sequence 
> > > > stand
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > ASCII is a 7 bit code.
> >
> >
> >
> > D'oh!
> >
> > It has indeed been a while. Thanks for the catch.
>
> See there's them fundamental questions again ;-)

On the DEC KAL10 processor with TOPS 10 OS using FORTRAN
back in 1977, we could use A5 format. The DEC10 processor
was a 36 bit machine. So 5 characters times 7 bits fit
into a single word, with one bit left over YOU COULD DO
*ANYTHING* YOU WANTED TO WITH THAT BIT!

WOOO-HOOOO!

Sorry, got carried away, there.

Mike
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